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DON’T MEASURE NATO ALLIES BY WHAT THEY SPEND, BUT BY WHAT THEY BUILD

As the alliance prepares to gather in Ankara, it's time to rethink how it accounts for strategic value.

Don’t measure NATO allies by what they spend, but by what they build

Don’t measure NATO allies by what they spend, but by what they build

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Twenty-two years after the last NATO summit in Türkiye, the security situation has changed completely. Europe's security depends on Ankara more than ever.

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

AI is no longer a promise of the future but a tool of power. Those who don't help shape its rules will be influenced by foreign algorithms. This is particularly crucial for journalism.

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

The US and Iran have stepped back from the brink, but regional tensions and decades of mistrust could still derail a fragile diplomatic opening.

By Sabir Askeroglu

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Europe increasingly depends on Türkiye for security, yet the European Parliament's latest report shows Brussels has not abandoned its habit of lecturing Ankara.

Austria's rise in anti-Muslim racism did not happen by accident

Austria's rise in anti-Muslim racism did not happen by accident

AUSTRIA'S RISE IN ANTI-MUSLIM RACISM DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT

A new report records a sharp increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Austria. The findings raise questions about the role of political rhetoric, media discourse and social media campaigns in normalising prejudice.

By Aysegul Dinckan

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

Ozan Ahmet Cetin

Türkiye's pursuit of peace in an age of global turmoil

Türkiye's pursuit of peace in an age of global turmoil

Türkiye's pursuit of peace in an age of global turmoil

Why Greece keeps buying security it cannot produce

Why Greece keeps buying security it cannot produce

Why Greece keeps buying security it cannot produce

Is Brussels losing its grip on European foreign policy?

Is Brussels losing its grip on European foreign policy?

Is Brussels losing its grip on European foreign policy?

Proposals by France and Germany to reshape the EU's diplomatic machinery have reignited doubts about the bloc's ability to speak with one voice on the world stage.

By Togrul Ismail

The world after Hormuz: Can Türkiye become a trade bridge between Asia and Europe?

The world after Hormuz: Can Türkiye become a trade bridge between Asia and Europe?

The world after Hormuz: Can Türkiye become a trade bridge between Asia and Europe?

As unending conflicts create chokepoints on major maritime arteries, the world looks for alternative trade routes. Can Türkiye provide the answer?

By Sabir Askeroglu

Individuals are just the symptoms, the real disease is Israel

Individuals are just the symptoms, the real disease is Israel

Individuals are just the symptoms, the real disease is Israel

The West’s dealings with the Zionist state smack of double standards. What is considered illegal for the rest of the world is often overlooked as merely controversial in the case of Israel.

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

Europe’s powerhouse fails to win a seat on the Security Council. But anyone who attributes the defeat solely to Berlin’s Israel policy is missing the point.

By Ulrich Schlie

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map

The enemy is poverty, inequality, poor leadership, lack of education, and the lingering poison of a divide-and-rule system that pits Africans against each other.

By Kennedy Chileshe

Redesigning European defence: Wishful thinking or strategy?

Redesigning European defence: Wishful thinking or strategy?

Redesigning European defence: Wishful thinking or strategy?

The European security debate suffers from a fundamental contradiction: it calls for greater military strength but ignores the actors who already possess it. This is particularly evident in Europe's dealings with Türkiye.

Israel's digital war machine and the perils of propaganda gone wrong

Israel's digital war machine and the perils of propaganda gone wrong

ISRAEL'S DIGITAL WAR MACHINE AND THE PERILS OF PROPAGANDA GONE WRONG

The genocidal war on Gaza exposed the lies Israel had been telling the world. Palestinians were able to transmit what was happening on the ground — fundamentally eroding the narrative control that had defined earlier eras.

By Gurkan Demir

Spotlight

Ballots and bullets: Netanyahuism is the ideology that fuels Israel’s never-ending wars

Ballots and bullets: Netanyahuism is the ideology that fuels Israel’s never-ending wars

Why Germany's China policy is dividing Europe and weakening its own economy

Why Germany's China policy is dividing Europe and weakening its own economy

Kennedy Chileshe

Beyond the anthems: African Freedom Day must now mean economic emancipation

The CHP Congress could not survive the rule of law

The CHP Congress could not survive the rule of law

SPOTLIGHT

Africa's genome is not for sale

As the home of the world’s richest genetic diversity, Africa’s role in the future of genomic medicine is not to be invited, but to lead.

Africa's genome is not for sale

Africa's genome is not for sale

Spending more, contributing less: Is Greece becoming NATO’s southern burden?

Greece’s growing military buildup against Türkiye risks turning NATO’s southern flank into a zone of intra-alliance rivalry, diverting resources and strategic focus away from collective deterrence against broader threats like Russia and China.

Spending more, contributing less: Is Greece becoming NATO’s southern burden?

Spending more, contributing less: Is Greece becoming NATO’s southern burden?